terms in the constitution describing the US senate's power to review and approve treaties and presidential appointments

advice and consent

the role of the president in recognizing foreign governments, making treaties , and effecting executive agreements

chief diplomat

the role of the president as head of the executive branch of the government

chief executive

the role of the president in influencing the making of laws

chief legislator

the person who is named to direct the white house office and advise the president

chief of staff

a collective term for the body of employees working for the govt

civil service

the role of the president as supreme commander of the military forces of the United States and of the state national guard units when they are called into federal service

commander in chief

a power vested in the president by article II of the constitution

constitutional power

an inherent power exercised by the president during a period of nation crisis

emergency power

an international agreement made by the president, without senatorial ratification, with he head of a foreign state

executive agreement

an organization established by president FDR to assist the president in carrying out major duties

executive office of the president (EOP)

a rule or regulation issued by the president that has the effect of law

executive order

the right of executive officials to withhold information from, or to refuse to appear before, a legislative committee

executive privilege

a power of the president that is expressly written into the constitution

expressed power

a publication of the US govt that prints executive orders, rules, and regulations

federal register

the role of the president as ceremonial head of the govt

head of state

a power of the president derived from the statements in the constitution that the executive power shall be vested in a president and that the president should take care that the laws be faithfully executed

inherent powers

an agency in the executive office of the president that advises the president

national security council (NSC)

a division of the executive office of the president. assists the president in preparing the annual budget, clearing and coordinating departmental agency budgets, and supervising the administration of the federal budget

office of management and budget (OMB)

a formal postponement of the execution of a sentence imposed by a court of law

reprieve

a written declaration that the president may make when signing a bill into law, It may contain instructions to the bureaucracy on how to administer the law or point to section of the law that the president considers unconstitutional or contrary to national security interests

signing statement

a power created for the president through laws enacted by congress

statutory powers

the presidents formal explanation of a veto, which accompanies the vetoes legislation when it is returned to congress

veto message

a law passed in 1973 spelling out the conditions under which the president can commit troops without congressional approval

war powers resolution

individuals regularly involved with politics in DC

washington community

the personal office of the president, which tends to presidential political needs and manages the media